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[cooldood]

Splashing around

 

[Click]

Very nice series, cooldood.

 

[cooldood]

Very nice series, cooldood.

I took my R5 and RP as backup. Now I have no idea how I ever used that POS for wildlife photography. It is a good camera but obviously no comparison to R5

 

[AlanF]

Absolute pleasure this evening. Three Great Spotted Woodpeckers suddenly appeared for a minute on the tops of two tall fir trees in my back garden, and I had the R7 + RF 100-500mm with me. The photos showed, as the representative shots here, an adult female with no red on her nape, and deep red under her tail. The other two are juveniles with a full red crown and pale red under the tail - the first time I have ever seen juveniles. I have added an adult male which was on my feeder a week or so ago - probably part of this family. He has red at the nape and deep red under the tail (R5 + RF100-500mm).

 

[Click]

Nice shots, Alan.

 

[Nemorino]

Goslings again
R5 + RF 100-400
same settings as the first posted earlier

 

[Click]

I really like the

Goslings again
R5 + RF 100-400
same settings as the first posted earlier

I really like the ground level POV. Nicely done, Nemorino.

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[Nemorino]

Thanks, Click! It has been a real muddy ground and not so easy!

 

[cooldood]

Absolute pleasure this evening. Three Great Spotted Woodpeckers suddenly appeared for a minute on the tops of two tall fir trees in my back garden, and I had the R7 + RF 100-500mm with me. The photos showed, as the representative shots here, an adult female with no red on her nape, and deep red under her tail. The other two are juveniles with a full red crown and pale red under the tail - the first time I have ever seen juveniles. I have added an adult male which was on my feeder a week or so ago - probably part of this family. He has red at the nape and deep red under the tail (R5 + RF100-500mm).

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Love the pics with the berries. I assume it's a cedar tree.

 

[josephandrews222]

Among the last images obtained before departing for Hawaii were these:



These two appeared to be a mating pair and I thought I had obtained great images of the male feeding the female.
Sadly... waaaayyyyy out of focus.

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...and the first decent bird pics on the North Shore of Kaua'i were these:


Cardinals!

m6II plus adapted 70-300II

 

[Click]

I really like your 3rd shot. Nice series, josehandrews.

 

[esimioni]

A pair of Antarctic Shags, taken in February 2023.
EOS R5 + RF 100-500mm.

 

[Click]

Excellent shot !

Welcome to CR esimioni.

...And keep posting.

 

[Maximilian]

... The first time the grey geese have goslings here. ...

The two remaining grey goose chicks have grown really tall.
Somehow, it seems like mom on the right is looking at them with pride.

 

[cooldood]

A pair of Antarctic Shags, taken in February 2023.
EOS R5 + RF 100-500mm.

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the one on the left looks like he knows he f'ed up.

 

[macrunning]

Goslings again
R5 + RF 100-400
same settings as the first posted earlier
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Nice shot, nice depth of field. Way to get low to the ground.

 

[macrunning]

I had always seen the Red Crested Cardinal on Kauai but never the Northern Cardinal, that is until this year. I haven't seen these guys in over 20 years, since I moved from New England. Such a beautiful bird and such a vibrant red like the Red Crested Cardinal.

 

[Click]

Nice series. I especially like the last picture.

 

[ISv]

It's a crow but with a tux on!

With tux on and in the mud?!

 

[bendilts]

All taken at Fortress of the Bear, Sitka AK. All with R5, some with RF 70-200 f/2.8L, others with RF 100-500.